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This art depicts 28,000 42- gallon barrels, the amount of oil consumed in the U.S. every two minutes (equal to the flow of a medium-sized river).
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Americans drive nearly 3 TRILLION miles per year. That’s about 820 trips… and back.
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A. War. B. World events. C. Weather. D. Environmental standards – cleaner burning gas. E. Taxes. F. Gas station mark-up. G. Distance from oil refinery. H. Oil futures (betting on the future price of resources.) G. Oil companies.
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Oil prices can change based on how much they want to supply.
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On October 16, 1973, OPEC announced a decision to raise the posted price of oil by 70%, to $5.11 a barrel.
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